Oil cup



F. J. BAKER.

OIL CUP. APPLICATION FILED 050.27.

Patented Mar. 14, 1922.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OIL CUP.

Application led December 27, 1919.

0 To all 1071.072). t may] concern:

Be it known that I, Finn) J. BAKER, a citizen o'l the Tilnited States, residing at Sioux City, in the county ot lVoodbury and State ot' owa, have invented certain new and usetul Tmprovements'in Oil Oups; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

rThis invention relates to new and useful improvements in oil cups and has for its primary object the provision of a wick 'feed that can be manually controlled or moved in closed proximity to the bearing or the like which is receiving lubrication from the cup and then withdrawn or placed inthe reservoir when desiring` to stop the lubrication to said device.

Another object oil this invention is the provision of an oil cup et the above stated character, which shall be simple, durable and eliicient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in cer tain novel features otconstruction, combination, and arrangement ot parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a` complete understanding` of my invention. reference is to be. had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which .Figure 1 is a side elevation oit an oil cup constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 same,

TFigure f5 is a top plan view illustrating; the means or closing` the top of the reservoir.

Referring' in detail to the drawing` the numeral 1 indicate-s a reservoir having formed is a vertical sectional view ot the Iupon its bottom anozzle 2 adapted to have threaded connection with a bearing or other device which is to be lubricated. The reservoir 1 is provided with a cover 3 provided with a filling opening l which is adapted to be closed by a pivoted cover 5. The nozzle 2has formed thereon a tube 6 that extends upwardly in the reservoir and terminates in a close proximity to the top wall thereof Specification of Letters Patent.

Pai'tel'lted Mar. 14.-, 1922.

Serial No. 347,667.

and said top wall is provided with an opening S disposed directly over said tube. A wick 9 has one end secured within the reservoir as illustrated at 10 while its other end is secured to the end of an operating rod or wire 11 and which rod or wire has a handle 12 formed upon its other end. Then it is desired to supply lubrication to the bearing or light lto which the cup is attached, the rod or wire is placed downwardly through the tube and nozzle bringing the end of the wick att-ached thereto in close proximity to the bearing or device so that the same can be furnished with lubrication from the reservoir. vWhen desiring` to cut ofi' the lubrication, the wick is withdrawn from the tube and nozzle and placed within the reservoir.

T he top wall o' the reservoir is provided with a pivoted cover 14k which is adapted 'to close the opening :over the tube and has a slot 15 to receive the wire or rod.

lVhile I have shown and described the preferred embodiment ot my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement ot parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is An oil cup comprising` a reservoir having an openingin its top wall, a nozzle on the bottom wall ot the reservoir and adapted to be connected to a bearing, a tube secured to the nozzle and terminating adjacent the top of the reservoir, a wick in said reservoir and having` one end secured to the reservoir adjacent the bottom thereot', and a rod extending` through the opening and secured to the other end'o'f the wick and adapted to be passed through the tube and into the nozzle tor positioning the last named end ot the wick in engagement with the bearing, said rod having its upper end bent angularly to torm a handle and adapted to limit the movement ot' said rod into the reservoir, tube and nozzle.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

j FRED J. BAKER. 

